Teaching resources for space activities
Seeking a fun, interactive activity to do with your class or community group where they make something they can keep to remember their experience by? Our mosaics and LED circuits are just the thing you need to light up your session. We provide the materials you’ll need for the activity as well as a suggested lesson plan for you to get the most out of the activity.
Space Mosaics
Mosaicing is a wonderful activity to do with children and adults alike! Excellent for dexterity, creativity and colour. We provide the custom MDF boards and a selection of glass tiles for your students to make their cosmic creations. We have different designs to choose from, so you can select one that best suits the learning outcome you are aiming for with your group. All mosaics have a loop on the top where string or ribbon can be attached for display.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD. ACTIVITY NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3.
Designs
- Mega Meteors with a selection of glass, ceramic and glitter tiles in black, gray, brown, red, orange, yellow and gold.
- Racing Rocketships with a brightly-coloured selection of glass, ceramic and glitter tiles.
- Pixel Planets with a brightly-coloured selection of glass, ceramic and glitter tiles.
- Mini Suns with a selection of glass, ceramic and glitter tiles in red, orange, yellow and gold.
What is included
- Custom-cut MDF mosaic boards.
- Glass, ceramic and glitter tiles.
- Written instructions for the activity.
- Video example of the construction of the mosaic.
You will need to provide PVA glue and glue spreaders to your students for the activity.
Pricing
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For 1-30 mosaics, £5.00 per student.
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For 31-60 mosaics, £4.75 per student.
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For 60+ mosaics, £4.50 per student.
How to order
Please fill out our contact form and let us know which design you’d like, when you are aiming to do the activity and how many mosaics you’d like us to send. We will then get in contact with you directly with a personalised quote. Please allow 15 working days for manufacture and delivery.
Asterism Adventure LED Astronomy Kit
Light up your classroom, and their imaginations, with our custom-designed LED circuit pack that is the perfect combination of astronomy, physics and history.
Use astronomy to increase your students’ confidence in electricity
The topic of electricity divides classes and teachers in a way akin to Marmite; some love it, some loathe it, and some even fear it. In contrast to this, many students are captivated by astronomy and the power it has to transport us to dream of distant worlds and exotic, alien objects. This kit combines astronomy with electricity to allow children to make connections and build trust in electricity, while learning about their local universe. It is great to see the glow on their faces as they build resilience and succeed.
SAFETY: COIN BATTERIES ARE USED IN THIS ACTIVITY
Help them make connections with their surroundings and subjects
An asterism is a section of a constellation that makes a distinctive pattern, and our chosen asterism for this kit is ‘The Plough’ in Ursa Major. The online resources provided guide you and your students through how stars in asterisms are at different distances and the light from them travels a long way to reach the Earth. We consider what big world events were happening when the light from ‘The Plough’ began its journey to us, and make deep connections between classroom topics of physics and history.
Recommended age for activity: Upper KS2 and KS3.
What’s in the kit?
- Circuit boards (one per pupil).
- Copper tape.
- LEDs (7 per pupil).
- Tape dots/roll.
- QR code to resources.
Pricing
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For 1-30 mosaics, £4.00 per student.
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For 31-60 mosaics, £3.90 per student
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For 60+ mosaics, £3.80 per student.
How to order
Please fill out our contact form and let us know when you are aiming to do the activity and how many circuit boards you’d like us to send. We will then get in contact with you directly with a personalised quote. Please allow 15 working days for manufacture and delivery.
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